In these five long stories, written specifically for Christmas, Dickens combines his concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional seasonal lore.A Christmas Carol, the first of the selection, has become a touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring favourite internationally. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, staged and filmed, this richly influential tale is powerfully vivid and moving.The other stories, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man, blend whimsy, sentiment, comedy, satire, the didactic and the fantastic, developing resourcefully the theme of individual and social regeneration.With illustrations by Edward Landseer, Daniel Maclise, Glarkson Stanfield, Frank Stone, Richard Doyle, John Leech and John Tenniel, and with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.
Christmas Books
ПрочиеEach of these five short stories was written specifically for Christmas, and is infused with tremendous vitality as Dickens combines his concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The very words «Merry Christmas» were first coined in «A Christmas Carol», the first of these books, which has become a touchstone of English Christmas fiction, and an enduring favourite the world over. Издание на английском языке.
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Вес | 10 унция |
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Габариты | 8.5 × 5.7 × 1.0 дюйм |
ISBN | 978-1-85326-268-5 |
EAN | 9781853262685 |
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Серия | |
Переплет | Мягкий переплет |
Автор | |
Стандарт | 48 |
Дата получения | 28.08.2012 |
Год выпуска | |
Количество страниц | 388 |
SKU | 89176 |
Формат, мм | 125×195 |
Тип издания | Авторский сборник |
Тираж | 205 |